Andrea Laurion

Pantnagar, Pittsburgh, Vermont

Writer at Freelance

Writer at You Know What i Mean

News Producer at Vermont PBS

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Articles

Why soccer star Sam Mewis thinks Vermont is 'a hotbed for soccer'

3 days ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Andrea Laurion

The Burlington-based Vermont Green FC will host two women’s soccer exhibition games this June. Their coach is one of the best midfielders to play for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, Sam Mewis. Mewis hosts The Women's Game podcast on the Men In Blazers Media Network — you can catch her at Higher Ground on Friday, Jun. 6, for a live taping. She has won a FIFA Women’s World Cup, multiple National Women’s Soccer League championships, and an Olympic bronze medal.
Americans and Canadians work together to support Lake Champlain and Memphremagog

1 week ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Andrea Laurion

Lake Memphremagog, a freshwater glacial lake between Newport and Magog, Quebec, provides drinking water for around 200,000 Canadians. Vermonters and Canadians who live along the lake are sounding the alarm about its water quality.
Vermont Edition At Home: Alison Bechdel

2 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Andrea Laurion

In the latest installment of our series, Vermont Edition At Home: The award-winning cartoonist Alison Bechdel chats with us from her home studio in Bolton. Alison Bechdel is one of the country’s most renowned cartoonists. Her graphic memoir Fun Home was turned into a Tony Award-winning musical. Her new graphic novel, Spent, is set in Vermont. We'll hear about blending fiction with nonfiction, finding inspiration in Vermont and her artistic process.
WATCH: Vermont Edition's annual spring gardening show with Charlie Nardozzi

3 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Andrea Laurion |Jon Ehrens

Time to get the shovels out and fire up the hose for Vermont Edition's annual spring gardening show! Charlie Nardozzi – gardening consultant extraordinaire, speaker, and host of All Things Gardening— joined Vermont Edition host Mikaela Lefrak in front of a live audience from Vermont Public's Stetson Studio to answer questions on moldy soil, berry bushes, new flower varieties and more. Broadcast live on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.Have questions, comments or tips?
Fawn and the Wormdogs

3 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Andrea Laurion |Liam Elder-Connors

The Frequency is Vermont Public's daily news podcast. Get up to speed on what's happening in Vermont, in under 15 minutes. Available every weekday morning by 6 a.m.Loading... The Frequency: Daily Vermont News Local NewsThe Frequency
Retiring Vt. Supreme Court Justice Karen Carroll reflects on her career

3 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Andrea Laurion

Vermont's judicial system has changed a lot over Karen Carroll's four-decade career, in ways both good and bad. There are more online hearings, which help speed up the judicial process and can feel safer to some plaintiffs, such as victims of domestic violence. But, there is a shortage of licensed attorneys, particularly in the more rural parts of the state.
Quebec's Eastern Townships take center stage in new book

1 month ago | vermontpublic.org | Mitch Wertlieb |Jon Ehrens |Andrea Laurion

A new book, Quebec's Eastern Townships and the World: A Region and Its Global Connections, shines a light on the culture, history, and natural beauty found in the area known as the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
Bliss Out

1 month ago | vermontpublic.org | Andrea Laurion |Liam Elder-Connors |Adiah Gholston

With The Frequency, get up to speed on what's happening in Vermont in under 15 minutes. Available every weekday morning by 6 a.m.Loading...
'Utter grief and laughter and catharsis': New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss on his graphic memoir

1 month ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Andrea Laurion

Celebrated cartoonist Harry Bliss has been drawing for The New Yorker since 1997. He’s published more than 25 books for children and collaborated on two books with comedian and actor Steve Martin. His syndicated comic, Bliss, appears in newspapers across the U.S. and Canada. Bliss is also a well-known lover of dogs, and four-legged friends feature heavily in his work.
Vermont Edition At Home: François Clemmons

1 month ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Andrea Laurion

Vermont Edition is launching a new series, featuring intimate conversations with noteworthy Vermonters right in their own living rooms. It’s called Vermont Edition At Home. For the first installment, Mikaela Lefrak went to the Middlebury home of François Clemmons.. Clemmons is best known for playing Officer Clemmons on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Clemmons discusses how he came to embrace his Blackness, his homosexuality, and his desire to be a performer.